On receipt the packaging was good and the box contents covered most installations you would likely come across. I have the WiFi version so it only needed a 24v power supply to the doorbell and hence a small gauge wire (it can also accept a ethernet cable if needed).
The install was very simply and setup very easy with no issues at all. The camera had the latest firmware so no update was necessary.
My only small negative is that the supplied power cable was black in colour. I know that you cannot meet all needs but I would have thought that white was a more neutral colour and more likely to meet customer needs. I easily sourced a white cable from my local hardware store and used that.
Once installed the camera is collecting data correctly and can send files by email and FTP as well as storing on the local SD card. Playback from the onboard SD card is quick on the local network and remotely.
It has integrated into Reolink app on both Windows and my iPhone seamlessly.
It also has the ability to send critical alerts to an iPhone. Once set any person identified or doorbell button press leads to a critical alert being sent. This is a sound and vibration even if your iPhone and watch is set to silent. In theory this is good but in my setup it picks up people walking past the house. Ideally I would have critical alerts for a button press only. I cannot see this feature but will keep looking. Maybe I can adjust the sensitivity.
Generally I am very impressed with the quality and reliability and I thoroughly recommend it.

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Great doorbell and awesome clarity.. Only issue - it doesn't connect to existing mechanical chime.. The chime provided is not as loud as mechanical chime and is hard to hear :( .. there are many other video doorbells which support mechanical Chime, not sure why Reolink doesnt.

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Just received the 'Reolink Video Doorbell Wi-Fi' model and Synology Surveillance Station cannot find it. If it doesn't work with Synology, it's being returned.

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Just got mine…. Have to say it’s a nice piece of kit. However two major flaws in the device planning.

1) Having such a neat device should come or have at least an anti-theft wall Mount. Yes to certain degree it’s secure, that is until joe blogs, your local thief pops round with a paper clip and wham…. You’ve lost your £120 camera.

2) No call feature on the camera to alert you when there’s someone at the door or near the premises. Yes there’s email notifications which are dependent on your service provider’s speed of delivery. If it’s slow then you’ve missed whoever was at the door before you get the chance to talk to them. As it stands it’s just a glorified 2K camera and expensive one at that. Competitors offer the call feature, why not Reolink?

As I said at the start, this is a nice piece of kit and with a little bit of intuitive genius it could out-sell your rivals and become number 1.

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There appears to be no instructions of how to connect this camera to an existing doorbell wiring.

• Reolink cukeuk - Sep 14, 2022

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  Hi Customer, You can also refer to our articles to connect the camera to your existing doorbell wiring.
  
  Link: https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/10313334138265-Install-Reolink-Video-Doorbell-to-Existing-Doorbell-Wiring
  Link: https://support.reolink.com/hc/en-us/articles/10300451805465-How-to-Power-Video-Doorbells-Using-Power-Cables-
  
  Hope this can help you

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• Reolink cukeuk - Sep 09, 2022

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  Hi there, you can refer to this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4NQePbj4dM

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• cukeuk Reolink - Sep 08, 2022

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  That wasn't my question as I'm fully aware of how it can be connected. What my question was, to repeat myself, is where are the instructions for connecting this doorbell to the existing wiring?
  Please read my queries correctly...

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• Reolink cuke2u - Sep 08, 2022

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  Dear Customer,
  
  Greetings from Reolink!
  
  The doorbell video WIFI camera can be powered via a 24V 0.5A power adapter or 12~24V AC pre-existing doorbell wiring. It can work with 2.4Ghz WIFI or 5Ghz WIFI.
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  Have a nice day
  Reolink Service Team

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I get only a Push-Tone when someone bells. I want a Ringtone when someone is pushing the button.

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In this price segment, I have found no alternative that can so circumferentially a NAS (Synology) with the strems make happy and can be so easily integrated into homeassistenat.

As an ordinary doorbell it works. Jeodch is the subject of notification expandable.

For a push message with picture, the clound DIenst must be booked and a sound setting for the notification is not in the app. Here I see a clear need to catch up. Because especially on the cell phone it is of great benefit if at least a ring comes when ringing ;) and that is adjustable in the app.

I do not manage to activate the cloud service for this reolink product. The doorbell is grayed out and not selectable, regardless of the package. I also don't see it in the supported products in the cloud overview.

Yes, the product is quite new and usually products evolve with updates in today's market.

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I find rather the BEnachrichtigungseinstellungen extremely rudimentary at the doorbell. For a puash message with picture, the clound DIenst must be booked and there is no sound setting in the app. In addition, however, the fact that the product is quite new and usually all develop on the customer in this day and age ;)

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I have nothing bad to say about Reolink and their products. I have an RLN8-410 with (6) d400 cameras all of which are POE cameras. I just preordered a Reolink Duo Floodlight PoE to replace the camera at the front of my house with it, giving me a better viewing angle for the entirety of the main road I live on, and the added spotlights should help when, we arive during the early winter nights we all love to hate. I just recently discovered the windows application as well. It is super handy vs the standard way of going to the static ip address or phone app. It will also save clips to your PC internal storage (make sure you have a huge secondary HDD. By default it saves to your "c" drive and fills up fast) from within the application. The only problem I have is when, you switch the default storage drive, the files are saved on your PC, the NVR no longer records to its primary internal HDD.

Please let me knowif anybody knows the work around for the NVR not recording in tandom when i change where the files are saved

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I bought this to replace the old doorbell and to have visibility at the front porch. The installation/configuration was easy enough. I used the AC adapter because the doorbell here was not setup with a doorbell transformer.

I elected to use Reolink cloud since I don't have a MicroSD card. Notifications come quickly, but I think the push notification should be faster for motion alerts.

The chime had multiple melodies and volume settings. It appears to be loud enough.

The only problem I noticed is the video format can't be shared immediately on WhatsApp. I think there's room for improvement there.

Overall, I recommend.

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Ik ben aangenaam verrast door de Reolink Video Doorbell Wifi en de fantastische kwaliteit die het biedt. Wat mij betreft krijg je met Reolink absoluut waar voor je geld, en zelfs duurdere alternatieven kunnen niet tippen aan de beeldkwaliteit die deze deurbel levert. Een groot pluspunt is dat je bij Reolink vaak geen extra kosten hebt voor een abonnement. De installatie van de videodeurbel was een fluitje van een cent, met alle benodigde onderdelen keurig verpakt in de doos. Met de meegeleverde voeding en bekabeling is het zelfs mogelijk om een stroomvoorziening te creëren als je huidige deurbel daar niet op is aangesloten.

Wat meteen opvalt is de ongelooflijke snelheid waarmee de videostream wordt geladen. Het beeld is van uitstekende kwaliteit, en naar mijn mening zelfs beter dan dat van vergelijkbare producten op de markt. Of het nu dag of nacht is, je krijgt altijd een scherp, helder en gedetailleerd beeld voorgeschoteld. In vergelijking met mijn vorige deurbel, de Euft Doorbell Dual 2 Pro, laadt de videostream van de Reolink deurbel aanzienlijk sneller. Waar ik voorheen soms met vertragingen te maken had, is dat bij de Reolink deurbel vrijwel niet het geval. De spraakcommunicatie verloopt vloeiend en zonder noemenswaardige vertraging. Dit in tegenstelling tot de Eufy deurbel, waar sprake was van enkele seconden vertraging, wat het voeren van gesprekken via de deurbel soms bemoeilijkte.

Een ander positief aspect is de nauwkeurige detectie van personen door de Reolink deurbel. Telkens wanneer iemand onze voortuin betreedt, ontvang ik onmiddellijk een melding. Tot op heden heb ik nog geen enkele valse detectie meegemaakt, wat het vertrouwen in de beveiligingsmogelijkheden van deze deurbel alleen maar vergroot.

Een handige functie van de Reolink deurbel is de mogelijkheid om de beelden lokaal op te slaan op een micro SD-kaart die in de camera zelf wordt geplaatst. Je kunt ervoor kiezen om alleen gebeurtenissen op te slaan of continu op te nemen. Houd er wel rekening mee dat micro SD-kaarten niet ideaal zijn voor langdurige opname, dus als je 24/7 wilt opnemen, is het aan te raden om te investeren in een Reolink NVR.

Maar wat de Reolink Video Doorbell Wifi voor mij echt onderscheidt, is de naadloze integratie met Home Assistant, een smart home platform dat me in staat stelt om apparaten van verschillende fabrikanten met elkaar te verbinden. Dit opent deuren naar eindeloze mogelijkheden en stimuleert mijn creativiteit. Een van de praktische toepassingen die ik heb ingesteld, is dat wanneer iemand aanbelt via de deurbel, automatisch een videostream wordt getoond op een muurtablet. Als je een ruime (privé) oprit hebt, kun je met Home Assistant zelfs instellen dat zodra je van huis gaat, de camera automatisch overschakelt naar de alarmmodus en het alarm afgaat zodra iemand je oprit betreedt. Op dit moment kun je deze functies alleen handmatig instellen via de Reolink app.

Al met al ben ik zeer tevreden met mijn keuze voor de Reolink Video Doorbell Wifi. De installatie was een fluitje van een cent, de videostream laadt snel en de beeldkwaliteit is ronduit indrukwekkend. De integratie met Home Assistant voegt extra functionaliteit toe, wat het gebruiksgemak verder vergroot. Ik kan dit product van harte aanbevelen aan iedereen die op zoek is naar een hoogwaardige videodeurbel zonder de noodzaak van een duur abonnement.

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